About the Author
Johanna Michaelsen is a noted author and speaker. Her internationally bestselling autobiography, The Beautiful Side of Evil, tells the story of her involvement with the occult, yoga, Silva Mind Control, a wellknown shaman and psychic surgeon in Mexico City, and her eventual rejection of all such practices. Originally published by Harvest House in 1982, it has been translated into German, Dutch, French, Indonesian, Bulgarian, Polish, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean and Spanish. Her second book, Like Lambs to the Slaughter: Your Child and the Occult, was a final nominee for the Gold Medallion Book ​Awards in 1990. Also a best seller, it clearly and extensively documents the invasion of occultism and dangerous religious practices into America’s public education system, movies, television, books, games, holidays, and more. It has served as an invaluable source of information for countless thousands of concerned parents, educators and pastors worldwide.
Johanna holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and spent three years in postgraduate Biblical studies at the Jesus Christ Light and Power House and Christian Associates Seminary in Southern California. In over fifty years of ministry, she has appeared in dozens of documentaries, radio programs and television shows. She has spoken at churches, Bible colleges, retreats and conferences across the United States as well as in Canada, Great Britain, Israel and Mexico.

She and her beloved husband, Randolph, author and senior pastor emeritus of Tetelestai Christian Center (later called Torrance Crossroads Church,) were married in October 1976.

Johanna can be reached at [email protected] and at her three Facebook pages (Johanna Michaelsen Personal, Johanna Michaelsen Ministries, and The Beautiful Side of Evil), or through their 501(c)(3) taxexempt ministry at:
Michaelsen Ministries 1536 W. 25th Street, Suite 263 San Pedro, CA 90732
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